Ingleby New Zealand

Ingleby has six farms in New Zealand. The total amount of land the farms occupy is 14,461 hectares. The farms are divided into three hubs:
  • King Country
  • South East Cape

The rainfall in New Zealand is high, varying between 950-2,500 mm, spread evenly throughout the year. This produces stunning native forest, and makes New Zealand ideal for pastoral farming.

The mild climate allows grass to grow ten months a year. Cattle and sheep can graze all year in clean and natural surroundings.

In New Zealand we run many different projects to enhance sustainable production. New Zealand was also the first place where Ingleby converted to organic farming. We will soon become one of the largest organic producers in New Zealand.

  

Farms

King Country

Our King Country group consists of two pasture farms. The mild climate and high rainfall makes the grass land highly productive, and a perfect place to graze sheep, deer and cattle. Fences divide the land into small paddocks so that grazing is sustainable. Sheep handling is highly efficient, with shearing facilities that reduce animal stress, costs, and strain for employees. The farms are outstandingly beautiful, and under the hills are famous limestone caves that flow with underground rivers. The virgin native forest and the bluffs in front of the farms are protected under a covenant with the Queen Elizabeth II Trust.

South East Cape

The South East Cape group consists of four pasture farms, whereof two are organic farms, totalling an area of about 8,000 hectares. The farms are a blend of rough hills - excellent breeding farms for sheep and Aberdeen Angus cattle, and fertile, alluvial soils - excellent for growing nutritious grass, sweet corn and finish-feeding sheep and cattle. Large parts of the farms are uncultivated, and environmental plans have been developed to improve hedges and promote bird life. With support from the county, thousands of willows, poplars and conifers are planted each year to prevent soil erosion. To further enhance sustainable farming, there are plans to build a hydro-electric plant, so that the farms can be self-sufficient.